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The north front of the Castle from the Maestricht Pond

Royal Collection Trust/© Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II 2017 | All Rights Reserved

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Date

18th century

Artist

Paul Sandby (1725-1809)

Collection

Royal Collection Trust

Image Link

https://www.rct.uk/collection/914582

Description

A watercolour drawing of the north front of Windsor Castle from the Maestricht Pond in the Little Park. The pond occupies the centre ground. On the bank in the foreground, cattle and horses. Several trees on the left. Two sheets of paper, joined at the far left. With a label in pen and ink previously on the verso, 'Windsor/ View of the Castle from the Maestricht Pond in the Little Park', of a type from the collection of Sir Joseph Banks.
The viewpoint is taken from the northernmost point of the Little Park (today the Home Park). In 1674 this area had been used for a reenactment of the Siege of Maestricht, and was called by this name until the mid-nineteenth century. This area was intended for a formal garden in the seventeenth century, but the plans abandoned by Queen Anne.

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All Rights Reserved

Image Credit

Royal Collection Trust/© Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II 2017

Location

Windsor Castle, Berkshire, England

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Horses
Castles
Lakes
Cows

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Buildings & Architecture

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